Новости за 09.11.2018

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 3 paras) SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea and the United States are trying to set a new date for a meeting between their top officials, Seoul's foreign minister said Friday in response to skepticism about momentum in

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- Popular boy band SHINee's leader Onew will begin his mandatory military service next month, his management agency said Friday. "Onew will enter the military as an active-duty soldier on Oct. 10," SM Entertainment said in a

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Israel agreed Friday to continue efforts for the early conclusion of their negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) during working-level diplomatic talks, Seoul's foreign ministry said. Hong J

By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- SK Wyverns' left-handed reliever Kim Tae-hoon has been a workhorse for his Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club all season, and that's not about to change -- not with his club sitting two wins from their fir

(ATTN: UPDATES with police briefing and victims' ages in paras 4-5; TRIMS) SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- A fire broke out at a low-cost dormitory housing facility in Seoul on Friday, killing at least seven people and injuring 11 others, fire officials and

By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- After three hitless games from one of his key hitters in the Korean Series, Doosan Bears manager Kim Tae-hyung has seen enough. With his club trailing the SK Wyverns 2-1 in the best-of-seven Korea Baseball

By Park Sang-soo SEJONG, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- Struggling with weak job numbers and slack facility investment, President Moon Jae-in Friday tapped a veteran fiscal policy expert as the new finance minister who will spearhead his signature income-led grow

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday. ----------------- (3rd LD) Moon replaces finance minister, chief economic adviser SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in sacked the finance

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's leading biosimilar manufacturer Celltrion Inc. said Friday its third-quarter net profit plunged 49 percent from a year earlier due to price cuts and reduced output. Net profit for the July-September period fe

SUWON, South Korea, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- A court on Friday issued an arrest warrant for the head of a local online storage service company on charges that he assaulted and abused his company employees. The suspect, Yang Jin-ho, chief of WeDisk and r

By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- Trey Hillman was scheduled to manage his SK Wyverns baseball club in a South Korean league championship series on Thursday, before Mother Nature intervened. The fourth game of the Korean Series between the

(ATTN: RECASTS title; ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended lower Friday as investors took a breather amid signals of tighter monetary policy in the United States. The South Korean currency weakened against t

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SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended lower Friday as investors took a breather amid signals of tighter monetary policy in the United States. The South Korean currency weakened against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite St

(ATTN: UPDATES with Hong's remarks) SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in sacked the finance minister and his chief policy adviser Friday after the two top economic policymakers openly displayed a serious rift over how to handle the slumping

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- The opening of the South Korean foreign exchange market will be delayed by one hour on the day of the national college exam next week, the market operator said Friday. The foreign exchange market is set to open at 10 a.m.

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SEOGWIPO, South Korea, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean football player admitted that his vehicle crossed the center line in a fatal car crash on Jeju Island earlier this week, the police said Friday. Jeju United midfielder Lee Chang-min said tha

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(ATTN: UPDATES with quotes) SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in sacked the finance minister and his chief policy adviser Friday after the two top economic policymakers openly displayed a serious rift over how to handle the slumping economy

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- A Japanese television station has canceled an appearance by the massively popular K-pop group BTS citing controversy over a T-shirt with an image of an atomic bomb that a member wore last year to celebrate Korea's liberation f

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and China reached an agreement on their annual fisheries quota in each other's exclusive waters for next year, the Seoul government said Friday. The agreement was reached at the 18th round of bilateral talks he

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea and the United States are trying to set a new date for a meeting between their top officials, Seoul's foreign minister said Friday in response to skepticism about momentum in denuclearization talks. U.S. Secret

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in plans to appoint the environment minister nominee as minister Friday, his office said, despite opposition objections that the nominee is unfit for the job. Moon plans to appoint Cho Myung-rae as new e